Chinese folk custom believes that spring is the time to worship and fall to back. Spring worship welcomes all saints from heaven and earth, mainly god of the sun; and fall payback is to pay tribute to the generous, load carrying mother earth at the end of a harvest year. To offer respect to the land, the moon, and mother's body is a humane culture extended from matriarchal society. Eating moon cake is a palatable custom of the Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon cake relief patterns are numerous and colorful, both in terms of art and cultural
implication. Fairy tales told through moon cake relief patterns include "A pairing fish;" "Baby with coiled hair;" "Sal tree of life;" and
story of the jade hare from the moon palace.
